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Beatlemania Took the United States by Storm on This Day in 1963, Launching the British Invasion
With their arrival in America, the Beatles ushered in a new era of hyper-popular rock ’n’ roll music On December 26, 1963, ...
Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...
Fire and angst: How an Africa trip reignited passions for teaching Black history in the US
Arline-Bradley, president of the National Council of Negro Women, joined a VIP delegation with President Joe Biden on a trip to Angola where centuries ago, Africans from the region were enslaved and ...
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately ...
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History of the USRA
The USRA was born under a unique confluence of circumstances. Prior even to American involvement in the First World War, the ...
A history of birthright citizenship, which soon could be under attack by Trump
Courts have upheld the centuries-long history of birthright citizenship. If the Trump administration tries to end it, the ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control ...
Trump vows ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ on Day One — and floats overturning TikTok ban
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to commence “the largest deportation operation in American history” as soon as ...
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It's official: The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States
After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the ...
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Holy Cow! History: Secession, a very American tradition
Secession, or the threat of it, wasn’t just a 19th-century phenomenon. Throughout the 20th century, it bubbled to the surface from time to time like a fizzy soft drink. The strangest — and most ...